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Trial reportOral diseases2026

Effects of an Oral Health Management Program During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Piaopiao Chen, Mao Li, Qiong Zhang, Minxia Qiu, Xuefen Yu

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Oral diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Piaopiao ChenOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Mao LiObstetrics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qiong ZhangDepartment of Nursing, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Minxia QiuShangtang Street Community Health Service Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xuefen YuStomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6879-042X

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development ProgramMedical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effects of a Health Belief Model-based oral health management program on self-efficacy, oral health behaviors, and three periodontal clinical indicators among pregnant women. STUDY

designA randomized controlled trial was conducted with 65 participants randomly allocated to the intervention (n = 39) and control (n = 26) groups. The intervention included one face-to-face education, three video calls, two online lectures, and regular follow-up supervision in 1 month, while the control group received one face-to-face education. Self-efficacy for oral self-care, three periodontal clinical indicators, and oral health behaviors were measured at baseline (T

resultsThe total and three domains' scores on the Self-efficacy Scale for Self-care in the intervention group increased appreciably (p < 0.001). Oral health behaviors among the intervention group exhibited more remarkable improvement than the control group did at the two post-baseline times (all p < 0.05). The intervention group showed significantly higher scores in gingival index (p = 0.021) and plaque index (p = 0.001) than the control group at T

conclusionThe findings demonstrated an effective educational strategy to promote self-efficacy, oral health behaviors, and oral health status in pregnant women.

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Oral HealthOral HygieneAdultDental Plaque IndexFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Belief ModelHumansPatient Education as TopicPeriodontal IndexPregnancySelf CareSelf EfficacyYoung Adultbehavior modificationeducationoral healthpregnancyself‐efficacy

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PMID40914978
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